As acting state Medicaid director Justin Senior met with an advisory group Tuesday, he got an email on his wireless phone.
Federal officials were letting Senior know they want Florida to request another 15-day extension of a Medicaid managed-care pilot program.
The pilot was originally supposed to end June 30, but the federal government has repeatedly granted temporary extensions as Florida seeks approval to continue the program through June 2014.
"I'm going to get the whole three years, 15 days at a time,'' Senior quipped after reading the email.